Tracy McGrady retired from a career in the NBA last season. Rather than kick back and enjoy the hundreds of millions he made while playing for the Raptors, Magic, Rockets and Spurs, he’s going to try his hand at baseball instead.
McGrady is interested in playing for the Sugar Land Skeeters of the Independent League.
The news first broke when ESPN‘s Jeff Van Gundy mentioned during a game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Brooklyn Nets that McGrady was working out with the Skeeters and his pitches were clocked at 91 mph.
The report has since been confirmed by Randy McIlvoy of Houston’s KPRC-TV, who added that McGrady has trained with Roger Clemens, who pitched for the Skeeters two seasons ago, and whose son Kody is currently the team’s catcher.
McGrady has previously mentioned a desire to pursue a baseball career, describing the sport as his ‘first love’, according to LarryBrownSports.com.
Source: SI
